To
close the year of 2013, Langkawi Geopark held a Gotong-Royong Programme in Dayang Bunting
Marble Geoforest Park and Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park. This program involves
the local communities as well as government agencies.

About
100 peoples from 6 mukim (sub-districts) in Langkawi had
participated in a gotong-royong programme involving 3 islands in Dayang Bunting Marble
Geoforest Park; Pulau Ular, Pulau Beras Basah and Tasik Dayang Bunting of Pulau
Dayang Bunting. Everybody had gathered as early as 8 am and were divided into 3
groups of each 3 islands. We had succeed to gathered almost 40 garbage
bags when the program ends at 12 noon. The local communities of Langkawi is
also given the opportunity to visit some geosites and they had been given
explanation of the geology and biology of the islands.

On
the next day, a total of 120 personnel of uniform
agencies such as the Fire Department, Navy, maritime enforcement
agency as well as the staff of Panorama Langkawi (manager of SkyCab) and LADA's
new staff has joined the programme at Gunung Machinchang - SkyCab maintenance
trail.

The
track is nearly 3 kilometers which will take about 2 hours to finish.
Participants are tasked to clean the track from fallen and dead trees and
clean out the path from trash. Participants also tested on physical
endurance and mental because going through the forest tracks and down the
mountain.